The Meaning of Our Tears: The True Story of the Lawson Family Murders of Christmas Day 1929

On a snowy Christmas Day in 1929 a respected tobacco farmer in rural North Carolina murdered everyone in his family except one son. It became one of the most mysterious stories of the century with the gruesome murder scene left intact for Depression Era tourists to visit and walk through. Sixty years later, more than could ever be imagined surfaced from interviews with the elderly friends and family of the murderer and the Lawson family tragedy was documented in this compelling 376 page collectible hard cover edition. For the first time, the author is allowing this book to be offered in ebook form. It is an unforgettable telling of a tragic crimed with the "voices" of those interviewed woven into the fabric of the book which reads like a novel. Don't miss this poignant true story of a father's twisted love.